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• prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ˈpredʒudıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium judgment ] 1.) [U and C] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prejudice — ▪ I. prejudice prejudice 2 verb [transitive] 1. to influence someone so they have an unfair opinion about someone or something, and therefore do not treat them equally: • She argued that the publicity will endanger her client s right to a fair… …   Financial and business terms

• prejudice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: Women still have to face a great deal of prejudice in the workplace. (+ against):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The VFL during the World Wars — The Victorian Football League (VFL) was heavily affected by both World War I and World War II. Dozens of players served their country abroad and many lost their lives. On the home front the VFL went ahead during these wars but faced many… …   Wikipedia

• prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• with prejudice — ► LAW if a decision or action is made with prejudice to a right, you have lost that right: »The government agreed to dismiss the criminal charges with prejudice, meaning that they cannot be refiled. with prejudice to sth » The case shall be… …   Financial and business terms

• without prejudice — Ⅰ. without prejudice ► LAW if a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right, you continue to have that right: »Three days later, she asked for a dismissal without prejudice, meaning that she can re file at any time. without prejudice… …   Financial and business terms

• ˈpander to sb/sth — phrasal verb showing disapproval to do or say what someone wants in order to please them The president was accused of pandering to racial prejudice.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• expression — noun 1 on sb s face ADJECTIVE ▪ neutral ▪ blank, dazed, glazed, vacant ▪ They all just looked at me with blank expressions. ▪ dea …   Collocations dictionary

• cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• feed — feed1 W2S1 [fi:d] v past tense and past participle fed [fed] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give food)¦ 2¦(plant)¦ 3¦(animal/baby)¦ 4 well fed/under fed/poorly fed 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(supply something)¦ 7¦(put something into something)¦ 8¦(increase emotion)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English